uTorrent will then download the file piece by piece from these users. Once you have downloaded the torrent file, uTorrent will connect to other users who have the file you want to download. This metadata includes the file's name, size, and location on other users' computers. When you download a torrent file, you are actually downloading a small file that contains metadata about the file you want to download. UTorrent uses the BitTorrent protocol to download files from other users. uTorrent is available for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS. It is one of the most popular torrent clients in the world, with over 100 million active users. UTorrent is a free and open-source BitTorrent client software. The older, free Utorrent is available for download here and the portable version can be found here. We recommend looking elsewhere due to multiple malware additions, including installing two web browsers and a malware redirect website. Note: uTorrent was one of the most popular torrent downloading programs based on BitTorrent.